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Dane > Frazier has
> implied that he feels that even feeding alfalfa during a ride can 
> negatively> impact the parathyroid production/mobilization of internal
calcium. 

Is this something recent or from the old lecture on the Farnum
"Endurance" tape?  In that he said that feeding it on a daily basis would
make the body less capable of mobilizing internal calcium, sort of like
it gets lax in making the most of what it's got because it's always got
too much. I understood it to mean not to feed it on a daily basis, but
it's great to hit them with the extra on ride day. 

Alfalfa is my number one choice of ride day food. So long as my horses
are eagerly chowing down on alfalfa, all is well. They usually switch
back over to coastal late in the ride though.

Angie

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